Our View: Thumbs up to Perseverance
Perseverance took nearly seven months to make the trip, covering 293 million miles before hitting the Martian atmosphere at 12,000 miles per hour.
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Post Bulletin Editorial Board | 6:00 am, Feb. 23, 2021 ×
We recall a time when NASA s latest technological marvel would be broadcast on a television wheeled into a classroom, where students and teachers alike would sit at their desks, rapt as astronauts rocketed into space.
On Thursday, a new generation of students watched on their phones and tablets as NASA s Mars rover, Perseverance, landed in an ancient river delta to begin its study of the Red Planet.
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